It is not a question of "old", or getting upgraded beyond your ability, it is a question of time and priorities.

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Greg Crane
> Yea, I know what you mean. Perhaps there should just
> be a Mast. 35-39 cat 1/2. Then all the "old" guys who
> don't have the time to train like a cat 1/2 (but who
> ARE cat 1/2's) can race slow and commiserate their
> horrible fate together, thus leaving we 40+ cat 3/4
> racers to ourselves.
>
> Man, hearing to sad story of racers getting older just
> makes me want to cry. It must be hard to get used to
> winning all the time and then being upgraded beyond
> the level of your ability. Makes me glad to just
> struggle as a cat 4.
>
> Greg
>
> --- "Malcolm, Gary"
> wrote:
>
> > LOL
> >
> > That's just what I was saying last year... when my
> > racing age was 39.
> >
> > Now that I'm an old man I'm going to wallow around
> > like a pig in mud every
> > time I can enter a 40+ race. I really commiserate
> > with those who don't have
> > time to train as a 1/2 - oh wait, I was never a 1/2.
> > I've had the pleasure
> > of riding with those guys, and if somehow the skies
> > opened up and anointed
> > me with the upgrade points to qualify for their
> > races I'd cry myself to
> > sleep every night.
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > Gary Malcolm
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ty Lambert [mailto:gobeavs@comcast.net]
> > Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 8:19 AM
> > To: adcampbell46@earthlink.net; obra
> > Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Masters 35 Plus?
> >
> >
> > I too would love to see a 35+.(At least for one more
> > year)
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Ty Lambert
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Dave Campbell
> >
> > To: obra
> > Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 11:08 PM
> > Subject: [OBRA Chat] Masters 35 Plus?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Just going to throw this totally self-interested bit
> > out there...
> >
> > VERY few races last yr had a Masters 35 plus, with
> > most going 40 plus
> > Was this trend well-recieved by riders? I see that
> > Cherry Pie (and my guess
> > is most of the others that follow) is going Masters
> > 40 plus and the promoter
> > (who is well experienced!) assures me this is the
> > way to go.
> >
> > For ME at this point, the 35 plus races are FUN
> > (although due to triathlon,
> > I personally only do a few and mainly for training)
> > and I can actually race
> > as opposed to the Cat1/2 race which I just try to
> > survive and I would assume
> > there are others that feel the same way...the
> > question is ARE THERE ENOUGH
> > like minded 35-39s like me?
> >
> > Anyone?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > DC
> > Dave Campbell
> > adcampbell46@earthlink.net
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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